News WTTW: Advocates: Providing Free Feminine Hygiene Products to the Homeless a ‘Step in the Right Direction’ By Kristen Thometz A new Illinois law signed this month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 19, 2021
Blog As CPS identification of homeless students drops, CCH offers recommendations By Alyssa Phillips, Education Attorney The number of students identified as homeless in Chicago Public Schools (CPS)…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 19, 2021
News WTTW Chicago Tonight Black Voices: 1 in 7 CPS Students Experiences Homelessness, Study Finds By Marissa Nelson Taishi Neuman experienced homelessness when she was a sophomore in high school.…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 15, 2021
News Crain’s Chicago Business: Community colleges can now build affordable housing close to campus—here’s how it can help vulnerable students You read that right: A new law sets the stage for community colleges to build…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 6, 2021
Blog New analysis shows decrease in Chicago homelessness; evidence points to people in poverty leaving the city A new report from Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) shows a decrease in homelessness prior to the COVID–19…Vanessa AlvarezAugust 3, 2021
News Chicago Defender: Bring Chicago Home Addresses Affordable Housing Crisis in Chicago By Chante Gamby, Contributing Writer Bring Chicago Home (BCH), a grassroots advocacy organization within the…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 27, 2021
Blog CCH awards college scholarships to seven new high school graduates Updated July 27 - Seven high school graduates who will receive a CCH college scholarship were celebrated at an outdoor…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 27, 2021
Blog Bring Chicago Home: Advocates reintroduce resolution at City Hall to combat homelessness CCH Grassroots Leader Maxica WilliamsRev. Dr. Jacqueline Triche AtkinsAlderwoman Maria Hadden (49th Ward) Outside City Hall on Wednesday,…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 22, 2021
News NPR Illinois: Pritzker Signs Law To Help Homeless Higher Education Students By Maureen Foertsch McKinney When he was a homeless freshman at the University of Illinois…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 21, 2021
News WTTW: Advocates Call for More Resources for Homelessness as Eviction Ban Ends By Kristen Thometz Chatham resident Edrika Fulford knows what it’s like to be homeless. After…Vanessa AlvarezJuly 14, 2021